# Dája Bedáňová

Dája Bedáňová (born Daniela Bedáňová 9 March 1983) is a former professional tennis player from the Czech Republic. She lives in Leonberg, Germany. Bedáňová turned pro in 2000 and retired in 2005.
She was named the WTA Newcomer of the Year in 2000. Her best performance at a Grand Slam tournament came when she got to the quarterfinals of the 2001 US Open, defeating Joannette Kruger, Silvija Talaja, Meghann Shaughnessy and Monica Seles, then losing to Martina Hingis. She attained a career high ranking of 16 in singles in 2002.

## Performance timelines

Key :
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | S | B | NMS | NTI | P | NH |
Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments, Fed Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.

### Singles

| Tournament | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | SR | W–L | Win% |
| Grand Slam tournamaents |||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | 4R | 2R | 2R | Q1 | A | 0 / 3 | 5–3 | 63% |
| French Open | A | Q2 | 3R | 1R | 1R | A | A | 0 / 3 | 2–3 | 40% |
| Wimbledon | A | 1R | 1R | 3R | 2R | A | A | 0 / 4 | 3–4 | 43% |
| US Open | A | 1R | QF | 4R | 1R | A | A | 0 / 4 | 7–4 | 64% |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–2 | 9–4 | 6–4 | 2–4 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 14 | 17–14 | 55% |
| National representation |||||||||||
| Olympics | NH | 2R | not held | not held | not held | A | NH | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% |
| Tier I tournaments |||||||||||
| Indian Wells Open | A | 2R | 1R | 3R | 2R | A | 2R | 0 / 5 | 4–5 | 44% |
| Miami Open | A | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | A | Q1 | 0 / 4 | 3–4 | 43% |
| Berlin Open | A | A | A | 2R | 2R | A | A | 0 / 2 | 2–2 | 50% |
| Canadian Open | A | A | 3R | 2R | Q2 | A | A | 0 / 2 | 3–2 | 60% |
| Pan Pacific Open | A | A | 1R | 1R | Q2 | A | A | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | 0% |
| Charleston Open | A | A | A | A | 2R | A | A | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% |
| Kremlin Cup | A | A | QF | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 2–1 | 67% |
| Zurich Open | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 2–2 | 5–5 | 3–6 | 4–4 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0 / 18 | 15–18 | 45% |
| Career statistics |||||||||||
| Tournaments | 1 | 10 | 20 | 25 | 15 | 0 | 2 | Career total: 73 | Career total: 73 | Career total: 73 |
| Titles | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Career total: 1 | Career total: 1 | Career total: 1 |
| Finals | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Career total: 1 | Career total: 1 | Career total: 1 |
| Overall win-loss | 1–1 | 13–10 | 20–20 | 24–24 | 6–16 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1 / 73 | 65–73 | 47% |

### Doubles

| Tournament | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | SR | W–L | Win% |
| Grand Slam tournaments |||||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | QF | 1R | 1R | 0 / 3 | 3–3 | 50% |
| French Open | A | A | 3R | 1R | A | 0 / 2 | 2–2 | 50% |
| Wimbledon | A | A | 1R | 3R | A | 0 / 2 | 2–2 | 50% |
| US Open | A | 3R | 1R | 2R | A | 0 / 3 | 3–3 | 50% |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 2–1 | 5–4 | 3–4 | 0–1 | 0 / 10 | 10–10 | 50% |
| National representation |||||||||
| Olympics | 1R | not held | not held | not held | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Tier I tournaments |||||||||
| Indian Wells Open | A | A | QF | 1R | A | 0 / 2 | 2–2 | 50% |
| Miami Open | A | A | 2R | 2R | A | 0 / 2 | 2–2 | 50% |
| Berlin Open | A | A | QF | A | A | 0 / 1 | 2–1 | 67% |
| Canadian Open | A | Q1 | 1R | 1R | A | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | 0% |
| Charleston Open | A | A | A | 2R | A | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% |
| Kremlin Cup | A | 1R | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Pan Pacific Open | A | A | 1R | 1R | A | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | 0% |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–1 | 5–5 | 2–5 | 0–0 | 0 / 11 | 7–11 | 39% |

## WTA career finals
### Singles: 1 title

* Legend
* Tier IV (1–0)
* Titles by surface
* Hard (1–0)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Win | 1–0 | Oct 2000 | WTA Bratislava, Slovakia | Tier IV | Hard (i) | Miriam Oremans | 6–1, 5–7, 6–3 |

### Doubles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)

* Legend
* Tier V (1–1)
* Titles by surface
* Hard (1–1)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Win | 1–0 | Oct 2001 | WTA Bratislava, Slovakia | Tier V | Hard (i) | Elena Bovina | Nathalie Dechy Meilen Tu | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Loss | 1–1 | Jan 2003 | Canberra International, Australia | Tier V | Hard | Dinara Safina | Tathiana Garbin Émilie Loit | 3–6, 6–3, 4–6 |

## ITF finals
### Singles: 1 title

* Legend
* $25,000 tournaments (1–0)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Win | 1–0 | Feb 2000 | ITF Rockford, United States | 25,000 | Hard (i) | Francesca Schiavone | 2–6, 6–3, 6–1 |

### Doubles: 4 (2 titles, 2 runner-ups)

* Legend
* $75,000 tournaments (0–1)
* $25,000 tournaments (1–0)
* $10,000 tournaments (1–1)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Loss | 0–1 | Nov 1998 | ITF Bossonnens, Switzerland | 10,000 | Carpet (i) | Zuzana Ondrášková | Zuzana Hejdová Alena Vašková | 4–6, 6–7$^{(5–7)}$ |
| Win | 1–1 | Nov 1998 | ITF Biel, Switzerland | 10,000 | Hard (i) | Lydia Steinbach | Gréta Arn Katalin Miskolczi | 6–2, 6–1 |
| Win | 2–1 | Jul 2001 | ITF tuttgart-Vaihingen, Germany | 25,000 | Clay | Eva Martincová | Gréta Arn Amanda Grahame | 0–6, 6–3, 6–3 |
| Loss | 2–2 | Jun 2005 | ITF Prostějov, Czech Republic | 75,000 | Clay | Barbora Strýcová | Yuliya Beygelzimer Mara Santangelo | 1–6, 6–4, 2–6 |

## Best Grand Slam results details

Australian Open :
| 2001 Australian Open |||
| Round | Opponent | Score |
| 1R | Bryanne Stewart (WC) | 7–5, 4–6, 7–5 |
| 2R | Anabel Medina Garrigues | 6–2, 4–6, 6–4 |
| 3R | Elena Dementieva (9) | 2–6, 7–6$^{(7–5)}$, 6–3 |
| 4R | Serena Williams (6) | 2–6, 2–6 |
French Open :
| 2001 French Open |||
| Round | Opponent | Score |
| 1R | Stéphanie Foretz (WC) | 7–5, 7–5 |
| 2R | Andrea Glass | 4–6, 7–5, 6–0 |
| 3R | Silvia Farina Elia | 5–7, 6–7$^{(4–7)}$ |
Wimbledon Championships :
| 2002 Wimbledon (26th Seed) |||
| Round | Opponent | Score |
| 1R | Seda Noorlander | 6–1, 6–2 |
| 2R | Selima Sfar | 6–3, 6–2 |
| 3R | Jennifer Capriati (3) | 4–6, 2–6 |
US Open :
| 2001 US Open |||
| Round | Opponent | Score |
| 1R | Joannette Kruger | 6–1, 6–2 |
| 2R | Silvija Talaja | 6–1, 6–3 |
| 3R | Meghann Shaughnessy (12) | 6–4, 6–1 |
| 4R | Monica Seles (7) | 7–5, 4–6, 6–3 |
| QF | Martina Hingis (1) | 2–6, 0–6 |

## Top 10 wins

| No. | Player | Rk | Event | Surface | Rd | Score | Rk | Years |
| 1 | Nathalie Tauziat | 8 | LA Championships, United States | Hard | 1R | 6–3, 6–4 | 113 | 2000 |
| 2 | Monica Seles | 8 | US Open, United States | Hard | 4R | 7–5, 4–6, 6–3 | 37 | 2001 |
| 3 | Amélie Mauresmo | 6 | Kremlin Cup, Russia | Carpet | 2R | 6–2, 6–7$^{(6–8)}$, 6–4 | 28 | 2001 |
| 4 | Jelena Dokic | 8 | Eastbourne International, United Kingdom | Grass | 2R | 6–4, 1–6, 6–2 | 28 | 2002 |